Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday cited last week's Election Commission order - recognising Ajit Pawar as the leader of the 'real NCP' - to reject petitions seeking disqualification of 41 MLAs who had rebelled against Sharad Pawar.
NCP MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday dubbed the ECI's decision to recognise the Ajit Pawar faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party a "victory of invisible power" and a conspiracy against Maharashtra and Marathi people.